1993 in chess

Below is a list of events in chess in 1993, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.

List of years in chess (table)

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1993

  1. Garry Kasparov  Russia 2805
  2. Anatoly Karpov  Russia 2725
  3. Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine 2710
  4. Viswanathan Anand  India 2710
  5. Boris Gelfand  Belarus 2690
  6. Vladimir Kramnik  Russia 2685
  7. Alexei Shirov  Latvia 2670
  8. Evgeny Bareev  Russia 2670
  9. Kiril Georgiev  Bulgaria 2660
  10. Valery Salov  Russia 2660

Chess news in brief

Births

  • Parimarjan Negi, Indian prodigy, a GM and youngest ever IM - February 9
  • Wesley So, Filipino prodigy, a GM at little over 14 years - October 9

Deaths

  • Reuben Fine, a leading player of the 1930s and 1940s, former US Champion and noted writer - March 26.
  • Vladimir Makogonov, Soviet IM and honorary GM, a leading player of the 1940s - January 2
  • Boris Kogan, Russian-American IM and former Soviet Junior Champion - December 25.
  • Alexander Koblencs, Latvian IM, trainer and writer - December 9
  • Johannes Turn, a leading Estonian master of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s - March 8

References

  • Burgess, Graham (1999). Chess Highlights of the 20th Century. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-21-8.
  • Chess History & Chronology - Bill Wall (Archived 2009-10-20)
  • Olimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information
  • FIDE rating list data 1970-97
  • Danny Kopec account of 4th Harvard Cup
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